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Cabrera batted .328 with 111 runs scored, 45 doubles, 38 home runs and 126 RBI. He led the American League with a .420 on-base percentage and 32 intentional walks, while he finished second with a .328 batting average, .622 slugging percentage, 341 total bases, 84 extra-base hits and an RBI once every 4.3 at-bats, tied for second with 111 runs scored, finished third with 38 home runs and a home run every 14.4 at-bats, tied for fourth with 45 doubles, finished fifth with 89 walks and 10th with 180 hits. He was selected to the all-star team for the fifth time in his career and first with the Tigers.
Cabrera became the first Tigers player to lead the American League in RBI since Cecil Fielder led the league with 124 RBI during the 1992 season. He also joined Hank Greenberg as the only player in Tigers history to finish with at least 45 doubles, 35 home runs and 120 RBI during a single season. Greenberg accomplished the feat in 1935, 1937 and 1940. The 2010 season marked his seventh consecutive season with 100-or-more RBI (2004-10) and he is one of four major league players with 100-or-more RBI in each of the past seven seasons, joining Alex Rodriguez (13 straight), Albert Pujols (10 straight) and Mark Teixeira (seven straight).
This year’s honor marks the second career Tiger of the Year award for Cabrera as he also won the award following the 2008 season. A full list of recipients follows.
Recipients of the Tiger of the Year Award
1965 – Don Wert
1966 – Al Kaline
1967 – Bill Freehan
1968 – Denny McLain
1969 – Denny McLain
1970 – Tom Timmerman
1971 – Mickey Lolich
1972 – Ed Brinkman
1973 – John Hiller
1974 – Al Kaline
1975 – Willie Horton
1976 – Mark Fidrych
1977 – Ron LeFlore
1978 – Ron LeFlore
1979 – Steve Kemp
1980 – Alan Trammell
1981 – Kirk Gibson 1
1982 – Lance Parrish
1983 – Lou Whitaker
1984 – Willie Hernandez
1985 – Darrell Evans
1986 – Jack Morris
1987 – Alan Trammell
1988 – Alan Trammell
1989 – Lou Whitaker
1990 – Cecil Fielder
1991 – Cecil Fielder
1992 – Cecil Fielder
1993 – Tony Phillips
1994 – Kirk Gibson
1995 – Travis Fryman
1996 – Travis Fryman
1997 – Tony Clark and Bobby Higginson (tie)
1998 – Damion Easley
1999 – Dean Palmer
2000 – Bobby Higginson
2001 – Steve Sparks
2002 – Randall Simon
2003 – Dmitri Young
2004 – Ivan Rodriguez
2005 – Placido Polanco
2006 – Carlos Guillen
2007 – Magglio Ordonez
2008 – Miguel Cabrera
2009 – Justin Verlander
2010 – Miguel Cabrera
